Can Lyme Disease Stay With You Forever? Can Lyme disease stay with you forever? Although many patients will improve with appropriate treatment, others will experience ongoing Lyme disease symptoms that may persist for years. A growing number of case studies continue to document patients with chronic illnesses associated with Lyme disease. Key Point: While many […]
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Abdominal Pain as a First Symptom of Lyme Disease in a Child Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this podcast, I discuss the case of a 9-year-old boy whose first symptom of Lyme disease was abdominal pain, followed by attention deficit and ataxia (difficulty walking).
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Herxheimer Reaction in a 13-Year-Old Boy With Lyme Arthritis A recently published case report describes a Herxheimer reaction in a child treated for Lyme arthritis. Nykytyuk and colleagues reported the case of a 13-year-old boy who developed worsening symptoms after starting doxycycline for Lyme disease. [1] Key Point: A Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction can occur during treatment
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ALS or Lyme Disease? Case of a 63-Year-Old Man Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss a case report involving a 63-year-old man whose progressive neurologic symptoms raised an important diagnostic question: ALS or Lyme disease? Key Point: Lyme neuroborreliosis can sometimes
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After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen motor neuron symptoms improve with antibiotic treatment in some patients while others don’t respond. Wirsching and colleagues describe a challenging case illustrating why Lyme disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ALS: a 63-year-old man whose ALS mimicked Lyme disease. Key Point: Lyme neuroborreliosis can
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COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Share Similar Neurologic Symptoms In the article “Neurologic Findings Among Inpatients with COVID-19 at a Safety-Net U.S. Hospital”, Anand and colleagues described the symptoms and clinical presentations of 74 individuals with confirmed COVID-19. [1] The patients were evaluated by neurology consults while hospitalized or within one month of hospitalization. COVID-19 and
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Lyme Disease Mimics Cellulitis Skin Infection Lyme disease can sometimes mimic cellulitis, a common bacterial skin infection. In this case, a 40-year-old woman developed redness, swelling, pain, and a rash at the site of a surgical excision. Key Point: Early Lyme disease rashes can resemble cellulitis, leading to delayed diagnosis if clinicians do not consider
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Can Lyme Disease Patients Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Many Lyme disease patients ask whether they should receive the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly if they have an impaired or dysregulated immune system. People can have an impaired immune system from either an overactive or underactive immune response. “A strong immune system responds appropriately to the challenge; a
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Are You Reluctant to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss concerns many Lyme disease patients have about the COVID-19 vaccine and the factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Key Point: Some Lyme disease patients
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Breast Cancer Survivor Later Diagnosed With Lyme Disease Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss the case of a 61-year-old woman who was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and later developed Lyme disease. Key Point: Persistent pain after cancer treatment can
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